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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why have Larry and Sally come to Massachusetts?
(a) Their friend, Charity, is ill
(b) They are thinking of relocating
(c) They are on vacation
(d) They are touring college campuses

2. What year is it when the novel opens?
(a) 1945
(b) 1962
(c) 1972
(d) 1938

3. How much is Larry paid for the story?
(a) $2,000
(b) $200
(c) $1,000
(d) $500

4. Who is Sally?
(a) Larry's sister
(b) Sid's ex-wife
(c) Larry's wife
(d) Sid's wife

5. Who is with Sally when Larry returns to the cottage?
(a) Sue
(b) Lou Ann
(c) Hallie
(d) Maggie

6. What event occurs at the beginning of Part 1: Chapter 10?
(a) Larry loses his job
(b) Sid loses his job
(c) Sid buys a new house
(d) Larry publishes a book

7. What element of foreshadowing does the author provide in this chapter?
(a) Sid breaks his shoelace
(b) Larry has a terrible migraine
(c) Sally does not feel well during the party
(d) Larry has a missed phone call

8. When does Larry drive to Vermont?
(a) August
(b) September
(c) June
(d) July

9. What type of study did Charity complete for Sid?
(a) The work of Robert Frost
(b) Economics in post-Depression America
(c) Art education in the inner cities
(d) A list of professors with their projected tenure dates

10. What is the name of Charity's sister?
(a) Hope
(b) Comfort
(c) Ava
(d) Composure

11. What do Larry and Sally do after the other guests have gone?
(a) Walk home under the stars
(b) Take a walk with Sid and Charity
(c) Go out for a late dinner
(d) Help clean up the party mess

12. Where does Larry take Sally?
(a) The hospital
(b) To Charity's house
(c) To church
(d) The clinic

13. What was Sid's area of study before switching to English?
(a) Biology
(b) Geology
(c) Art
(d) Economics

14. How old is Larry?
(a) 44
(b) 34
(c) 64
(d) 24

15. What does one of the other professors call Larry?
(a) Boring
(b) A hack
(c) Inspired
(d) A real inspiration

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sid feel about his teaching job?

2. With whom does Sally share a cabin in Vermont?

3. What does Charity tell her mother and aunt about Sid?

4. What type of building does Charity's father have in the woods?

5. What major project is Charity working on for the family?

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